This year is an important one for the three largest BitTorrent sites. In common with The Pirate Bay and IsoHunt, Mininova is also heading to court in a dispute with the entertainment industry. This May, the court will decide if the BitTorrent indexer has to actively filter content from the site.

All I have to say those execs must be desparate for dough right now they can't seem to see past their long noses to see they are a dying breed. Maybe if they saw the new future they would make more money and give themselves better PR. But as usuall greed rules for them...